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Here’s my effort:

Moody Gesture

Students take turns presenting a gesture or emotion (whether they volunteer for the group or take turns is optional). The rest of the class has to guess what they are trying to gesture. When people get it right they need to indicate what it was in the gesutre that made them think that - the hand movements, facial expression, focus, etc. If the class doesn’t guess correctly the player describes what they were trying to do and what they were trying to use to do it. For example…

Appalled - looking shoked, shaking head in disappointment

Baffled/bemused - hands up with shrugging shoulders, eyebrows up, looking down, running hands throguh hair

Choking - handsat throat, tongue sticking out, pointing at back

Dizzy - hand p to steady, wide eyes, serious expression

Exasperated…

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Alison

Hi. This is Jo. Thanks to Alison who put in the last post about posting up ideas for dramatic elements.

Here’s a simple one off the top of my head to get the ball rolling.
Music (Sound) and Mood

Ask students to form a small group (3-4) and develop a simple scene - one that can be performed in about a minute and involves some simple interactions between characters - no dialogue is necessary. Have them perform their scene in a neutral way in silence. Introduce some different kinds of background music (eg: scarey, romantic, lighthearted, funky…). have the students perform the scenes to the different kinds of music.Questions for reflection:

• How does the music effect the way the scene is played by the performers?
• How does it effect the scene for the audience?
• Think about the ways music is used to enhance mood in theatre, film and TV productions.
• How can silence also create mood?